Re: [Epic] WH40K conversions

From: Scott Shupe <shupes_at_...>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 15:36:56 -0500

J. Michael Looney wrote:
>
> I hate GW.
> Ok, now that I have that out of the way:
> This appears to be the conversion rates for movement for infantry from
> WH40K to Epic 40K
>
> WH40K move (in inches) * 2.5 = Epic Move (in cm).
> It appears that each phase of an Epic game is equal to 4 turns (i.e. a
> full game) of WH40K.
>
> Know data points:
> 24" WH40K = 15 cm E40k
> Space Marine Move = 4"
> E40K Marine move = 10 cm
>
> For vehicles there is no simple forumlae because things that have the
> same move in E40K have different moves in WH40K. It appears that the
> Slow speed * 4 comes close. (examples of weirdness. Rhino & Predators
> 30cm in Epic, 8/18/25 for the Rhino in WH40K, 7/20/25 for the Predator).
> I will muck around with the average of the 3 speeds and see what I come
> up with.

        Well, their max speeds are the same. Perhaps that's what
the designers were looking at?

Scott Shupe
shupes_at_... shupes@... http://www.rpi.edu/~shupes
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